Optimal layout and work allocation in batch assembly under learning effect

International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 188-207

  Cohen, Yuval ^a   Dar El, Ezey M ^b   Vitner, Gad ^c   Sarin, Subhash ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^d Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

assembly line; batch assembly; industrial learning; layout; makespan; work allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951119415     PISSN: 17408865     EISSN: 17408873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISTA.2008.016366     Document Type: Article

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